Tracy Mullin Quotes (29 Quotes)


    Though Mother's Day celebrations and gifts will vary, many consumers see this as an important day to honor the women in their lives. With all the sacrifices mom has made over the years, Mother's Day is an opportunity to give something back.

    Hundreds of ships carrying hundreds of thousands of containers full of merchandise that retailers need for the holiday shopping season are sitting in the West Coast harbors, ... We need to start unloading those ships today.

    With some retailers seeing between 25 and 40 percent of their annual sales during the holiday season, there's still time for retailers to show positive gains in 2003,

    The second-half of 2003 is clearly poised for steady sales growth,

    The child tax credit could not have come at a better time,


    With Easter falling two weeks earlier this year, Mother Nature will play a part in apparel sales. Consumers, many of them still shoveling snow off their sidewalks, are not yet feeling compelled to go shopping for spring clothes.

    This will go down as one of the earliest and most promotional Black Fridays in history,

    After a long, cold winter, consumers are ready to pack away their scarves and gloves and hit the stores for their spring wardrobe. The seasonal weather should allow many apparel retailers to breathe a sigh of relief.

    We are a nation of procrastinators, ... With many consumers completing their holiday shopping -- and some of them just starting -- retailers are expecting crowded parking lots and heavy traffic this weekend.

    Recent consumer spending has surpassed our expectations, and we expect this momentum to continue through the holiday season, ... Though our forecast remains cautious, we are confident that the holiday sales increase will be better than we originally anticipated.

    From co-workers to classmates, Valentine's Day has become a holiday to express appreciation for a variety of people, ... Valentine's Day has become a very big business for retailers in what is traditionally one of the slowest shopping months of the year.

    Men will not be taking a back seat on spending this holiday, ... Retailers that market Easter merchandise solely to women will be missing out on a big piece of the pie.

    Even though many retailers saw strong sales this past weekend, companies will not be basking in their success. Stores are already warming up for the next four weeks because the holiday season is far from over.

    February was a successful month for clearance merchandise and many retailers are relieved to have winter gear out of their stores, ... Retailers appear pleased with their pricing strategies for spring and are encouraged that consumers are heading to the stores in larger numbers.

    Retailers know that when consumers are forced to spend more of their disposable income on gasoline, they will scale back spending in other areas,

    Tax time provides a monetary and psychological boost to consumers, as there is something exceptional about getting money back from the government.

    We are still suffering the effects of the change from traditional business apparel to casual apparel. Those (casual apparel brands) carry much lower price points and people still haven't figured out what casual is. There's no real direction for fashion. People don't know what direction it's going, and for women this is a big issue.

    Halloween fills an important retail void between back-to-school and the holiday season, ... Many retailers are carving out quite a niche for themselves in the Halloween market.

    As a whole, consumers have completed less of their shopping than they had last year at this time,

    Retailers don't want to alienate their loyal customers by making their return policies too strict, but they also need to create policies that discourage return fraud,

    Consumers want to demonstrate their patriotism by displaying flags and wearing red, white and blue, ... Retailers are offering a variety of patriotic merchandise to keep up with a steady demand from their customers.

    This is going to be a great season for kids, ... Lots of hot toys out there. A lot of electronic toys, interactive toys. A lot of wonderful things for children.

    There's been kind of a general malaise in apparel over the last couple of years. We are still suffering the effects of the change from traditional business apparel to casual apparel. Those (casual wear) carry much lower price points and people still haven't figured out what casual is. People are waiting to see how it's going to shake out. Where a woman may have bought a 100 skirt in the past, she's now buying a 20 skirt.

    It is understandable that, after several years of strong gains and record-breaking sales, demand may cool slightly for electronics merchandise this year.

    We hope that the courts act promptly and grant the president's request for an injunction.

    The move toward a more pleasant working environment has gained momentum as a way to improve morale and increase productivity,

    Retailers know that the holiday season is not a sprint, it's a marathon, ... Black Friday weekend is just the beginning of a month-long race to the finish line.

    Though parents still spend the majority of their back-to-school budget on clothes and shoes, spending on electronics has soared in the past several years, ... Electronics have become affordable for most families, enabling parents to continue their children's education at home.

    In today's increasingly competitive environment, retailers understand that there is a heightened importance on accelerated growth and differentiation in order to set themselves apart from the pack. We are now seeing retailers refocus their efforts on growth initiatives in an effort to increase sales, expand their consumer base and retain customer loyalty.


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